Trousers



(No Model.)

B. E.-EHR1VIANN.

TROUSERS.

No. 426,717. Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

5 .//v VENTOI? ATTORNEYS m: mars Daren UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL E. EHRMANN, OF TERRE I-IAUTE, INDIANA.

TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,717, dated April29, 1890.

Application filed January 17, 1890. Serial No. 337,170. (No model.)

has for its object to provide an improved.

back strap and a means of securing the same to the garment, whereby theback strap will not only efficiently perform its usual functions, butwill also so serve to tie the waistband to the body of the garment thatthe two will not be parted when a severe strain is brought to bear uponthe rear Suspender-buttons.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters and figures of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pair of overalls having my inventionapplied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

The back straps 10 are made angular and essentially L-shaped, comprisingpractically a vertical member a and a horizontal member a. The strapsare applied to the outer face of the garment and the vertical membersare attached securely in any approved manner to the waistband 11 and thebody portion 12 of the garment below the waistband, the horizontalmembers being left free. The vertical member of the straps are made of alength to project upward and over the upper face of the waistband anddown in contact with its inner face, as illustrated. The straps areshown as stitched to the garment, this being the preferred form offastening; but

they may be riveted or otherwise secured, if desired. It will be noticedthat the rear suspender-buttons (see Fig. 2) are afforded a very firmhearing by the two thicknesses of the vertical members a and that thebuttonsecuring devices also help to secure said members in place. Thewaistband is also strengthened by said straps 10 at the rear buttons.

As a further improvement in the construction of garments I provide are-enforcing strip 13 for the pockets 14, consisting of a strip of stoutmaterialsuch as canvas or leather, preferably the latter-secured to theouter face of the pockets at the mouth and to the body of the garment atthe corners of the mouth. The re-enforcing strip is preferably made toextend over within and contact with the inner surface of the pocket; butif in practice it is found desirable the upper edge of the strip mayterminate at the mouth of the pocket.

I desire it to be understood that the lower member a of thebuckle-carrying strapmay be secured to the body of the trousers, iffound advantageous in practice, the buckle only remaining free.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a garment of the character described, thecombination,with thewaistband, of essentially L-shaped back straps, thevertical members whereof are secured to the waistband and the body belowthe waistband, and the upper ends of said members carried over to aconnection with the inner surface of the waistband, the horizontalmembers being free and the rear Suspender-buttons having fastenerspassing through all of the thicknesses of waistband and straps,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

EMIL E. EHRMANN. Witnesses:

F. A. REOKERT, H. J. MATER.

